PL-800 cert

Microsoft RPA – power automate

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I have been looking into the Microsoft PL-800 certification. The PL-800 certification is for RPA (robotic process automation) using Microsofts tool “Power Automate”.

I just started this journey so I am not going to school you on this. A few things I have learned though, are in order.
Power automate is a cloud tool and also a desktop tool. The desktop tool can be used to work the RPA process alone or connect to the cloud. The cloud “Power Automate” can work alone and do RPA process on documents, websites and such. The cloud system can also register and interact with the desktop power automate app. Meaning the cloud workflow can find an value or integer or string, then trigger the desktop power automate app to do some function. Meaning like a function to update an excel spreadsheet, or many other tasks.

Udemy has a good course by Bryan Lamb. After reviewing some of this, my strategy for passing the exam is this.

  1. Take the power automate class on Udemy.
  2. Then go through the Microsoft learning for this certification. This is not a trivial rocess for me.
  3. Then purchase the practice exam. Once through some of the practice exam, actually do the labs using the demonstration licenses available for Power Automate.
  4. Once practice exam shows a decent score, go and test out and get the certificate.

Anything that people or IT admins do in a business can probably be improved by RPA. Configuring firewall rules with RPA? Why not? Need to configure firewall intrustion detection, allow a bypass for that odd application? Sure, the security manager approved it!! 🙂 Configure switch security for new employees network port with RPA? Yes! Configure user accounts and onboard training? Yes RPA could help.

I think this field will grow and you are missing out if you do not know RPA. Don’t miss out!! Meaning your peer and coworkers will become more valuable by earning the certificate and boosting RPA at your company. They will be brilliant! And what happens to you without RPA is well, lets say, not so good.